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C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate transfer of energy in an elastic collision
I6-25: DIFFUSION - DISTRIBUTION OF PING PONG BALLS
Purpose:
Demonstrate on a macroscopic scale using ping pong balls how random molecular motion causes substances to diffuse.
I3-15: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES - PORTABLE
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate forces arising from atmospheric air pressure.
I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air.
J3-01: EXISTENCE OF ELECTRIC FIELDS
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Demonstrate the existence of electric fields and to map them semi-quantitatively.
F4-63: MARIOTTE'S BOTTLE
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Show the range of water jets from different heights along a water column.
F4-05: PARACHUTE TOY
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate how a parachute quickly reaches its terminal velocity.
F4-01: VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Compare the viscosities of water and mineral oil.
F3-31: WATER BELL
Category: F3 Surface Tension
Purpose:
Demonstrate surface tension in an artistic manner.
F3-02: SURFACE TENSION - BALLOONS
Category: F3 Surface Tension
Purpose:
demonstrate surface tension in a counterintuitive way.
F2-31: BUOYANT BALLS IN BEANS
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Illustrate buoyancy in a surprising way.
F2-26: BUOYANCY PARADOX - BALL IN TWO LIQUIDS
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Demonstrate buoyancy with a counterintuitive element.
F2-03: CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Demonstrate explicitly how a cartesian diver works by showing how the water enters the diver when the pressure in the cylinder is increased.
F2-02: CARTESIAN DIVER
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Demonstrate a variety of fluid mechanics phenomena, including the compressibility of a gas, the incompressibility of water, Boyle's law, Pascal's law, and Archimedes' law.
F1-13: CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate a mechanism which produces a constant water pressure.
F1-11: HYDRAULIC PRESS
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate dramatically Pascal's Law and the large forces attainable using hydraulic systems.
F1-04: EQUILIBRIUM TUBES
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate that pressure is transmitted equally throughout a fluid.
F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge.
B4-11: ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate Hooke's law and elastic limit.
C7-42: AIR TABLE - COLLISIONS OF PUCKS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Qualitatively demonstrate elastic and inelastic two-dimensional collisions.
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I3-01: BAROMETER - ANEROID TYPE
Indicate air pressure. Read More
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I3-02: BAROMETER - WEIGHT PARADOX
Show how a barometer really works using a counterintuitive problem. Read More
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I3-03: GALILEO'S THERMOSCOPE
Measure very small pressure changes. Read More
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I3-04: GALILEAN THERMOMETER
Illustrate a very heat-sensitive device. Read More
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I3-10: LUNG FUNCTION MODEL
Show how air pressure differences cause the lungs to expand and contract. Read More
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I3-11: WATER BAROMETER - BOTTLE COLLAPSE
Demonstrate the pressure in a water column. Read More
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I3-12: WATER BAROMETER - CAN CRUSHER
Illustrate a result of atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-13: INVERTED GLASS OF WATER
Show one result of atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air. Read More
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I3-15: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES - PORTABLE
Demonstrate forces arising from atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-17: COLLAPSE OF CAN - PORTABLE PUMP
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force. Read More
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I3-19: LIFTING USING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Dramatically demonstrate an effect of air pressure. Read More
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I3-20: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE CAN WITH MALLET
Demonstrate collapse of a can by atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-31: IDEAL GAS LAW - VOLUME OF ONE MOLE
Demonstrate that one mole of gas occupies 22.4 liters at STP. Read More
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I3-32: ISOBARIC EXPANSION OF AIR
Demonstrate expansion of air without change in pressure. Read More
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I3-33 HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrates how a gas contracts when cooled
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I3-35: SOLAR BAG
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I3-41: BOYLE'S LAW - PROJECTION
Demonstrate Boyle's law. Read More
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I3-42: BOYLED MARSHMALLOWS
Amusing demonstration of Boyle's Law. Read More
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I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED
Show that tire pressure does not change when the tire is loaded within its normal operating limits. Read More
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I3-51 CHARLES' LAW - PROJECTION
Demonstrates Charles' law
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I3-52: CONSTANT VOLUME GAS THERMOMETER - ABSOLUTE ZERO
Determine the value of absolute zero. Read More
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